 | At The End Of The River Styx Author: Kulwicki, Michelle | |
| Price: $14.24 | ||
Summary:
Before he can be reborn, Zan has spent 499 years bound in a 500-year curse to process souls for the monstrous Ferryman--and if he fails, he dies. In Portland, Bastian survived a car accident that took his mother and impulse-purchased a crumbling bookstore with the life insurance money. But in sleep, death’s mark keeps dragging Bastian into Zan’s office. But when Zan follows Bastian through his memories of grief and hope, Zan realizes that he is not ready for Bastian to die.
Reviews:
Booklist (+) (08/01/24)
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Booklist - 08/01/2024 *Starred Review* Eighteen-year-old Bastian hates himself. Ever since he was driving and a terrible car accident killed his mother, he has been plagued by nightmares of walking down a gray tunnel with mirrored black water beneath his feet while hearing a voice saying, “Name and location of death?” Finally, in one nightmare, he comes to a door; when it opens, he finds a boy his age, the source of the voice asking the question. His name is Zan, and, Bastian will learn, he has been a servant of the Ferryman (Charon) for 499 years. His job is to guide souls to the Ferryman, who then eats them. Zan tells Bastian that he is marked for death, but Zan doesn’t guide him to the Ferryman, because (he thinks to himself) Bastian had looked at him like he was something real. He’d listened like he was real. Speaking of real: in another plot strand, Bastian has bought a run-down used bookstore and is busy restoring it. Meanwhile, his dreams continue, and gradually he and Zan fall in love. But how can their relationship endure? Kulwicki has written a superb book with a brilliantly original plot, characters to fall in love with, a monster of pure evil in the Ferryman, and breathtaking suspense that is to die for. It is, altogether, a must-read. - Copyright 2024 Booklist.
